My husband's secret by Kiersten Modglin
About the book
On the day of Lucas Martin’s funeral, his wife, Naomi, learns he was hiding a devastating secret.
One that may have cost him his life.
When two strangers approach her, Naomi realizes they could be hiding important clues as to what actually happened the day her husband died.
Was it an accident? Or something more sinister?
Determined to learn the truth, Naomi initiates another meeting with the strangers, in hopes that she’ll uncover the missing puzzle piece from the mysterious last day of her husband’s life.
As more secrets and lies begin to become clear, Naomi and the strangers find out they’re in a much more tangled web than they could’ve ever imagined. If she can trust them, she may be able to find the answers she so desperately seeks.
The only problem? Any one of them could be lying...just like Lucas was.
The biggest question is: who?
My take
Three women, one dead man and a web of lies and deceit.
Lucas Martin has been married to Naomi for over four years and has a daughter with her, is dating Clara for twelve years, and is engaged to Alaine to be married soon. All three women have no idea about the existence of the other. And all three meet each other at Lucas Martin's funeral.
It is evident that each of them is lying about something, and each one has secrets of her own.
The story then flashbacks to the last ten days of the life of Lucas Martin, and how the events pan out, the story line flitting narratives between the three women.
The tension builds beautifully as twists and turns keep us hooked to read what happens further. The personality of Lucas is very well described - that of a compulsive liar with no empathy, a selfish person who loves no one but himself. How do people cope around such a person? How do people perceive a man like that? It's interesting, how this seemingly deceptive and vile person is perceived to be one of the most kind, humble and selfless man by each of the women in his life. That is what makes the story really interesting, how he manages to pull it off.
There is a mystery as to what exactly happened to Lucas. Whether it was really an accident? Or planned murder? The book kept me guessing till the very end, and the final twist was totally unexpected.
The only downside for me was, it was hard to imagine how a man could manage to keep three relationships, without either one of them getting even an inkling that he might be cheating on her. That too being a busy surgeon himself. Fooling a colleague who works at the same hospital, that too for twelve whole years, not just one or two, seemed a bit impossible and too far-fetched.
But if these minor glitches are ignored, the story does make for a thrilling and gripping read.
The cover design is beautiful, though I would have loved a design that showed a mysterious man with three women in the backdrop, which could have been more suggestive of the theme.
Overall I rate it 3.5 stars.
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